Radeon 8500

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I've built a new system and decided to go with the Radeon 8500. I am generally happy with its FS2002 performance except for one thing: my shiny/reflective textures have disappeared, replaced with a dingy grey. I suspect there is some obscure settting I am missing, and yes, I do have the appropriate FS option in the aircraft menu checked. Any help would be greatly appreciated.TomMSI KT3 UltraXP1900Radeon 8500512 MB DDR 2700 333

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I also have the 8500 and, though it was rough in the beginning, I've grown very fond of it. First off, what drivers are you using? The problem I had was the reflective textures would cover the entire aircraft (and I mean entire, rubber tires and all and it would almost be a totally chrome aircraft) if I had reflections on and T&L selected (both using FS2K2).I turned T&L off (or reflections) and it fixed it. This was a very reproducible event.So, I switched to that latest beta drivers at the time and it fixed the problem. Right now, I'm using the 6071's (get them at http://www.rage3d.com) and they work great and are pretty fast.Hope this helps. If you have any more problems, please let me know.Chris

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Hi Chris,I'm using Omegas, per someone else's recommendation, and that fixed the problem. I needed to use a registry cleaner to help completely uninstall the old driver.Thanks!